Can I travel to Greece in 2021? Greek tourism opening hours

In 2021, Greece is preparing to fully open the tourism industry on May 15, which will attract people from Italy and surrounding areas to experience the unique summer style here, which is impressive. Below Let me share with you the specific play guide.

According to the Greek government’s plan, the tourism industry will be officially opened on May 15, local time. Many travel companies are currently gearing up to prepare for this day.

Although the hotel has not yet officially opened, related bookings have increased significantly in August and September this year. This year, the Greek tourism industry may be able to achieve the expected development goal, which is to reach 50% of the passenger flow in 2019.

According to the Italian media "Is

Messaggero", Italians have begun planning summer travel, with Greece, Spain and Croatia being their preferred destinations. Local travel agencies say Greece and Spain attract 70% of Italian tourists.

Germany’s Handelsblatt also introduced that travel “experiments” were conducted on some Greek islands. These islands are either remote or tourist resorts, and all residents have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

At the same time, the European Commission recently proposed that it hopes to relax restrictions on non-essential travel (i.e. holiday travel) under certain conditions. The proposal has encouraged countries with higher vaccination rates and lower coronavirus infection rates.

However, the United Kingdom, one of Greece's main tourist source countries, announced this week its travel green list, and Greece has not been included in it for the time being. The outside world is worried that this will have a certain negative impact on Greece's tourism industry.

However, Greek Tourism Minister Theoharis also said when he visited Berlin that they had higher expectations in the German market. German airline TUI announced that its route to Crete will be operational from May 14, which has contributed to the smooth opening of the Greek tourism industry.